\header {
	title = "Minor Scales (Melodic)"
	subtitle = "Sharps (1.5 octaves)"
	arranger = "Scott Russell"
}

\version "2.12.2"

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% DEFINE the variable "scale" to have these characteristics:
% use relative pitch notation,
% key of C Major,
% don't print bar numbers at line beginnings, and
% scale printed with quarter note "do" at beginning, middle, and end.

scale = \relative c' {
	\key a \minor
	\override Score.BarNumber #'transparent = ##t
	a b8 c d e fis gis \noBreak a b c d e d c b \noBreak a4 g!8 f! e d c b \noBreak a2. r4 \break
}

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% DEFINE the variable "sharpScales" to contains transposed versions of "scale"

sharpScales = {
	\transpose c g \scale \bar "||"
	\transpose c d \scale \bar "||"
	\transpose c a, \scale \bar "||"
	\transpose c e \scale \bar "||"
	\transpose c b, \scale \bar "||"
	\transpose c fis \scale \bar "||"
	\transpose c cis \scale \bar "|."
}

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% DEFINE the variable "music" to concatenate "scale" and "sharpScales"

music = {
	\scale
	\sharpScales
}

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% Create the complete score, printing "music"

\score {
	<<
		\new Lyrics \lyricmode {
			a minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			e minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			b minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			\markup { f\sharp } minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			\markup { c\sharp } minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			\markup { g\sharp } minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			\markup { d\sharp } minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			\markup { a\sharp } minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
		} % end of Lyrics
		\music
	>>
}

\paper {
	system-count = #8
}